'Cuticle' definitions:

Definition of 'cuticle'

(from WordNet)
noun
The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
noun
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]
noun
Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield]

Definition of 'Cuticle'

From: GCIDE
  • Cuticle \Cu"ti*cle\ (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
  • 1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cuticle'

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